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  "id": 6598772,
  "title": "RCMP sends disaster victim identification specialists to Nepal for flood recovery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/rcmp-sends-disaster-victim-identification-specialists-to-nepal-for-6598772",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T14:05:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/10/rcmp-sends-disaster-victim-identification-specialists-to-nepal-for-flood-recovery/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two RCMP disaster victim identification specialists have arrived in Kathmandu to support Canadian authorities operating in the aftermath of flash floods along the Nepal-China border. The floods, which occurred on August 26, claimed over 1,100 lives and left approximately 4,400 people missing in the region. Canadian officials are actively helping international organizations in their efforts to locate survivors.\n\nGlobal Affairs Canada reports that there are 29 Canadians and permanent residents in Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region still unaccounted for. Senior government officials briefed reporters on September 3, stating that attempts to gather DNA samples from the families of missing Canadians are ongoing. As of now, one Canadian has been found safe, while 29 others are still missing and believed to have been in the region where the flash flood took place.\n\nIn Kathmandu, police have resorted to burying dozens of unidentified bodies in trenches due to the overwhelming number of unidentified remains. This report, initially published by The Canadian Press on September 10, 2026, provides an update on the ongoing efforts to recover victims of the devastating flood.",
  "summary": "OTTAWA — Two RCMP disaster victim identification specialists are in Kathmandu to assist Canadian officials already in the region in response to flash floods along the Nepal-China border.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/summer-has-shaken-us-nepals-flood-disaster-hits-close-to-home-in-the",
        "published": "2026-09-10T05:02:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea to send 2nd disaster relief team to Nepal over floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/s-korea-to-send-2nd-disaster-relief-team-to-nepal-over-floods",
        "published": "2026-09-10T06:00:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea to send 2nd disaster relief team to Nepal over floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/korea-to-send-2nd-disaster-relief-team-to-nepal-over-floods",
        "published": "2026-09-10T06:27:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "S. Korea to Send Another Disaster Relief Team to Nepal to Assist Reconstruction Efforts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/s-korea-to-send-another-disaster-relief-team-to-nepal-to-assist",
        "published": "2026-09-10T07:42:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nepal flood death toll tops 1,410 as search for survivors continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/nepal-flood-death-toll-tops-1-410-as-search-for-survivors-continues",
        "published": "2026-09-10T08:36:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "MFA reached out to nearly 100 Singaporeans, PRs in Nepal and Tibet after disaster: Vivian Balakrishnan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/mfa-reached-out-to-nearly-100-singaporeans-prs-in-nepal-and-tibet",
        "published": "2026-09-10T09:48:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "RCMP sends disaster victim identification specialists to Nepal for flood recovery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/rcmp-sends-disaster-victim-identification-specialists-to-nepal-for",
        "published": "2026-09-10T14:05:09.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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